Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-23
Three Of the Train-RObbsr GaOg Sur
prised by Rangers in the Noun
tains in Williamson County.
They Propose TO Sell Out 20 UIcle Sam
for All They are Worth, and
WiIlN0t be Taken Alive.
The Notorious John Barbour Believed &c be
the Leedsr-The Outlaws Well Armed.
Officers In Hct Pursuit
FIGHT WITH TRAIN ROBBERS.


mountains. 4 desperate fight was open
ed. Owing to the lateness Of the hour, It !
being about shutdown, the robbers made |
good their escape OF foot, the ra2@crs
capturing their horses, saddles agd hats.
No one wss hurt 81 far as known. 1t
seems the rangers have been on the out
lGws' trail for some days, and yesterday
struck q resh traL on the Colorado river,
snd followed it in q northoTly direction |
through the Colorado mountains 10
within few miles Ct LesndeT, where the
outlaw band stopped l. rest their horses
in & dense thicket, and were
SURPRISED BY TIE RANGERS
Win the above results. Is is supposed
they were lead By the notorious
John Barbour, snd were OF their
wSy to Florence, his former home,
doubtless to procure fresh h1r5es and
supplies from their pals. Tie rangers
are in hot pursuit OF the robbers tl-day,
sad will likely overhaul them before
many hours elspse. In case they do there
will be bloody fight, SIS the robbers are
well armed and say they viii not be taken
alive, bu' propose to sell cut - Uncle
Ssm for an THEY are worth.
LATER The rangers traced the gang
through several farms, by their foot
prints, this evening, until they reached
8 FOiLt three miles below here,
where they mounted three horses be
longing 20 John SChoclv, and are making
their way toward Florence. Several par
ties are Ou5 securing TIE country IN I'll
directions, and we are hoUIly expecting
20 hear OF AZ encounter. IL is row be
ieyed they are the same men who some
time ago murdered Deputy Sheriff stanley
nesr Florence, GGd were later seen Gear
Mancdaca, where Officer sMartn had
brush with them They are certainly
bold and daring men, snd deiy all VINO
come ia contact with them.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Special to the Gazette.
AUsTIS, TRx, Sept. 20.-lnformation
from BrU. gge7hOf tonight IS to the eff
feet that fight took place late yesterday
evening between q posse of citiZeES under
Deputy Sheriff Abe Anderson and two
outlaws near Leander. The particulars
as gathered from the report by your cor
respondent are as follows: Two men
travelling north crossed the Colorado
river yesterday about IL O'Clock &. m, g.
Whist is known as the Anderson Bend.
L nE CiOES4uS HGS dACCtCQ Iii q OOG-
manned by farmer il tina! 10
cality. It was necessary to
take oGe Of the men over at a time. The
( first one crossing had been safely landed
aud TIE boat was
RETURNING FOR THE OTHERS
/ when Mr.. Gus Lomsn approached. As
soon az seen by the remaining party that
gentleman hurried to his horse, ana then
I 4.
"What do you want? Do you want to
/ cr0ss?"
3Ir. L0man replied 81 dent know but
WHIST I might"
The nonChsldnt coEduc: Of Mr. Lomsn
/ seemed to compose the man who had
shown himself suspicious OF Mr.. Lcmsn's
| presence. The crossing proceeded snd
when both were landed ore of the men
asked what the charges were. The f1rmer
It'd him one dollar.
He replied: "That is too much q"
The other man said: "John, thai is
reasonable, If you won't pay it viii -
Subsequently the party 9diIessed as
John Was called Dick. This pacific sd
monition of Johns friend effected g
prompt settlement Of the price and the
two men mounted ana rode Of The
gentleman acting as fcrryma1 saw that
one OF me men was
ARMED WITH A PISTOL
and informing Mr.. Loman that gentleman
proceeded a. once to notify Deputy A0e
Anderson, who after the lapse of some
bours succeeded 10 raising posse OF
citizens and went in pursuit Of the sus
poets who were heading for Lesnder.
The trail Of the two men was such SIS
to confirm the suspicion CT Mr.. L0msD
Each OF the two riders woGld travel on
opposite sides Of the road, which passes
through 6 rugged, mountainous country,
and ct intervals they would change sides,
both crossing the road es L time et the
same place, thus endeavoring 10 confuse
their pursuers should there be such en-
deavoIing to follow them.
At the KIRBY place the two men stopped
and obtained supply of bread. Here
they said they wanted to reach Leander
and have their horses shod. Mr.. Loman,
who carried Winchester, and another
member of the posse who was
armed with a six-shooter, were soon
some distance In advance CT the Others.
Approaching the prairie southwest Ct
Leander and about two miles from that
place they observed the trail of the two
men
TURNING OFF TIE ROAD.
It WAS now shutdown and evidently
the TWO men had turned
aside to camp or wait for
the coming darkness to resume teeir
travel. Mr. Loman end MS companion,
anxious to locate their game If possible
before dark, did not wait for the balance
OF the posse, but proceeded t. follow tie
trail from where it t1rred of the roat.
When some distance from the ro1d they
discovered the camp Of the tEo men. It
WAS noticed that one Ct the men in the
CAMP VAS restless and moved scout in
someWhat n-TvOus manner. Turning
into re brush w. Loalan and his com
panion proceeded cautiously in their sp-
proach. The man moving about the camp
saw them, and as soon IS he was sighted
by the man, Mr.. Loman rushed UPON
him, and at the same time called TO him
10 throw up mis- hands This WAS re-
/ sponded to by rapid
SUCCESSION OF PISTOL SHOTS,
Mr.. Lornan and his companion returning
the fire. The bsttle was brief, ald the
outlaws, abandoning everything in csmp,
made double-quick time to thicket close
! by. Mr, LOman and his c0moerions ran